Please sign petition against IDSA guidelines

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Hi folks,

We need to refocus on one of the most important - and

easiest - activities to promote the access of Lyme

patients to medical care.

PLEASE , if you have not already done so, sign the

petition protesting the IDSA guidelines.

These guidelines of the Infectious Disease Society of

America (IDSA) claim that 3-4 weeks of antibiotics are

always sufficient to treat Lyme disease.

These guidelines have provided ammunition to insurance

companies to deny reimbursement for treatment for

chronic Lyme disease. The guidelines deny the very

existence of chronic Lyme disease.

We are sick and , compared to powerful groups like the

IDSA, we are politically weak. BUT the strength we

have is in our numbers.

Right now only 28,000 have signed. That's only a

fraction of the number of signature we can get if we

start working on it.

IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SIGNED THE PETITION GO TO:

http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/referral/Petitions/Petition.php?id=1

Then send the link to friends and family asking them

to sign.

The following paragraphs from the LDA give more

explanation of the issue:

" The new IDSA guidelines published in October by the

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) are

already causing patients to be denied treatment for

chronic Lyme disease. The guidelines have recommended

against any long term treatments, listing numerous

specific antibiotic classes not to be given, listing

alternative treatments and even supplements not to be

offered to Lyme patients. Clinical discretion has been

removed from treating physicians. We ask that you,

your families, and friends across the country sign

this petition immediately. Lyme treatment is at stake.

" Petition Information: The petition on this website is

for those 18 years and older to sign. Names and

addresses will NOT appear on the internet but will be

printed out with the petition when it is ready to be

presented to the appropriate entity. LDA never sells

names, nor shares them with marketers. The petition

will be used in an effort to advance our cause at the

appropriate time and will be kept private until that

time. Remember, like many of you, LDA is all patients

and families of patients ? and all volunteer. "

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